Letter: No free lunches — or free airports

Friday

Jan 18, 2013 at 4:50 PMJan 18, 2013 at 4:51 PM

I see that the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce has jumped on the band-wagon to promote the development of an airport for Oak Ridge. Well, I say that this is another example of why our country has the highest deficit of all time.

To the Editor:

I see that the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce has jumped on the band-wagon to promote the development of an airport for Oak Ridge. Well, I say that this is another example of why our country has the highest deficit of all time.

This project has been and will continue to be funded by federal money which is viewed by local officials as free money! Well, I have news for you all; i.e. “There Ain’t No Free Lunch” or free airport development money.

This is also an example of the difference between needs and wants. If a local airport were a true need, then how have we survived all these years without one? Besides the only beneficiaries of this airport would be business people who could land in their corporate jets, shortening their commute to Oak Ridge from 45 to maybe 20 minutes. Wow! No wonder we have survived all these years.

So just resist the temptation to increase the federal deficit even more, and leave the federal grant money for a community that might truly need it.